Hendersonville alderman sentenced for one DUI while awaiting court date for another

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Hendersonville Alderman Angie Hedberg pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving under the influence after a July 18 incident in which she was allegedly witnessed driving erratically from her neighborhood in Sumner County to Davidson County.

Hedberg, who was elected to serve Ward 3 in November, pleaded guilty in Nashville, Davidson County Criminal Court to the misdemeanor charge and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in jail, with 48 hours suspended.

The July incident was the second in a matter of months where Hedberg was reportedly found driving under the influence.

On May 16, she was arrested for a DUI in Pleasant View after getting in a minor accident and then getting a ride to a nearby gas station.

Cheatham County Deputy Jacob Kent said Hedberg smelled of alcohol, had blood-shot eyes and slurred speech, but denied consuming alcohol, according to the police.

She is scheduled to appear in Cheatham County General Sessions Court on Sept. 27.

According to her arrest warrant from the July incident, a witness noticed her driving erratically in her neighborhood in Sumner County and followed her into Davidson County. The witness told a dispatcher Hedberg was weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed.

When a Metro police officer pulled her over, the warrant states police watched her pour out a beverage that smelled like alcohol.

Inside the car, officers also saw an open box of a strawberry-rita malt beverage in the front seat and four empty cans inside.

The warrant goes on to state Hedberg admitted to drinking alcohol and that she had also taken an antidepressant.